Building construction



F. M. VENZIE May 28, 1935.

BUILDING CONS TRUCTION Filed June 24, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 34?? v mm H 2 ATTORNEY May 28, 1935. F. M. VENZIE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION Filed Jxine 24, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A TTORNEY.

INVENTOR. FEEDER/k101i l-wz/E Patented May 28, 1935 UNITED STATES BUILDING onsumer Frederick M. Venzie, Philadelphia, Pa., assignor. V to National Gypsum Company-,Buflalop-N. Y.,"

a corporation of Delaware.

Application June e4, 1931, Serial No. 48,4363

This invention, generally stated, relates/Ito building constructions and has more particular relation to flooring. i

As at present practiced in the art, a floor con- 5 struction of cementitious material is usually formed in one of the following manners: ('1) A temporary scaffold is erected beneath the cementitious floor to be formed, which scafiold, after having served its purpose for the workmen erecting theflooring, is discarded. metallic reinforcement commonly called. a centering is introduced, which in practice has demonstrated that it sags or bulges so that a plane ceiling surface is not obtained. v I

The principal object of the present invention is to overcome these, disadvantageous features and provide a flooring construction in which notonly is the temporary scaffolding doneaway with but the disadvantageous feature of having the concrete reinforcing bulge so as to preclude a plane surface is also done away with.

y A further object of the present invention is to support channel irons above the floor beams by means of clips, which channel irons are arranged at right angles with respectto the floor beams.

V A further object of the present invention is to tie together adjacent channel irons by means-ofrods having-hooked ends.

A further object of the'present invention is to support from channel irons plaster boards by means of wire ties p A still further object. of'the present invention is tointroduce in: a concrete floor metal mesh.

arranged in different planes with portions of. said mesh passing over the tops of the channel irons.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide sleepers both of wood, and metal covered wood, whereby wooden flooring may be nailed to .the sleepers above the'concretexfloor. Otheri-and-further .objects of the present invention reside in the providing of general'de-f i tails of constructionxand arrangement of parts as will hereinafter more fully appear.

The invention consists of the novel construction hereinafter described and finally claimed.

The nature, characteristic features and scope of the invention willbe more fully understood from the following description taken .in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of theunderside of a flooring embodying the invention;

(2) On the other hand, a.

Fig; 2 is a view inisection taken upon the line +2Q 1-1f I i 1 Fig.3 is a perspective view of a clip shown in th foregoingfigures; r

I Fig; 41s a View in section 4-4 of Fig. 1';* y I V Fig. 5'is a view in cross-section of Fig. 1;

taken upon the line Fig. 6 is afview taken upon the line 6-6 of" Fig. 7 is a view in perspective of one-of the wire clips shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view in'section illustrating a wooden sleeper' construction; and.

Fig. 9. is a'view' in perspective of'a metal cover ia sl epe I For the purpose of illustrating my "invention 1' have. shown in the accompanying drawings severalfforms thereof which are atipresent pre ferredby me, since the saniehave been found inpractice to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is tobeunderstood'that the various ,instrument'alitiesof which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limitedto the precise arrangement and organization of the instru'-' mentalities as herein shown and. described.

' Referrin'g now to the drawings in detail, the

reference numeral l0 designates a. flooring which may .be concrete supported upon I-beams H and channel irons 12'. The latter are arranged at right angles to the former and are supported with respect to, the I-b'eams by means ofclips' best seen in Fig. 3}. 'Each clip is stamped from a single piece'of metal and comprises afiat body l3 the lower end'of which is bent overto form a ledge !4 after which a tongue 15 is formed and slotted at 16.. Theslots 1.6 are caused to engage over the top flanges of the-I-beams, see Fig. 5, and the channel irons are caused toseat upon the ledges M of the clips. I tie together the channel irons l2 bymeans of 'the wire clip best seen in '7. .Ea ch' clip is. preferably. formed froma single piece of ,wire t'o provide an elongatedspanner .18 provided at each end witha hook 99.] In erecting 'thec'eiling beneath the concrete floor I make use of plaster boards 2| which are.

orthe like over the tops of the channel irons'and permit the said mesh to be depressed intermediate the channel irons, as is clearly illustrated in Fig. 4. It'is sometimes desirable to place a flooring 24 of wood'or the like uponthe concrete floor, see Fig. 8. In such caseI embed in the support the plaster boards 21 by making use, of

the ties previously described. By employing metal covered sleepers, as shown in Fig. 9, open.-

- ings 26 may be provided to permit swell of himher sleepers. The top of such metal cover is provided with nail holes 21 which are preferably staggered. The top is also provided with acrossgroove 28 to more readily accept a wire tie.

I am aware that the inventionmay be embodied in other specific forms'without departing from the spirit, or essential attributes thereof, and- I therefore desire the present embodimenttqbef considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, reference being had to the appended claims rather than to the foregoing description to indicate the scope of the invention. I

The wooden sleepers may be omitted when the casing is allowed to be filled with a porous, cementitious mixture. This mixture must be consistent enough to accept nails when driven through holes 21;

-What is claimed is: I

1. In a floor construction of cementitiousmaterial, floor beams; channel irons arranged at right angles to said floor beams; means, including metal clips, for engaging the, flanges of said floor beams and said channel irons; conventional wire mesh stretched across said channel irons in varying planes; means, includingwire spanners, for connecting said channel irons; plaster boards forming a ceiling; and means, including ties which penetrate said plaster boards, for

supporting said boards ,from said channel irons} 2. In a floor construction of cementitious material, floor beams; channel'irons arranged at right angles to said floor beams; means, includ-.

ing metal clips, for engaging the flanges of said floor beams and said channel irons; conventional wire mesh stretched across said channel irons.

in varying planes; means, including rods having hook-shaped ends, for tying said channel irons together; plaster boards forming a ceiling; and

means, including wire ties'which penetrate said plaster board, for supporting said plaster boards from said channel irons.

3. In a floor construction of cementitious material, floor beams; channel irons arranged at right angles to said floor beams; means, includ ing metal clips, for engaging the flanges ofsaid floor beams and said channel irons; conven-' from said channel irons; a sleeper embedded in said cementitious material; and a flooring of wood nailed to said sleeper.

4. In a floor construction of cementitious material, floor beams; channel irons arranged at right angles to said floor beams; means, including metal clips, for engaging the flanges of said floor beams and said channel irons; conventional wire mesh stretched across said channel] irons in varying planes; means, including wire spanners, for tying together said channel irons; bays forming a ceiling; and means, including said spanners, for supportingsaid bays from said channel irons.

5. In a floor construction, primary supports lying ina substantially horizontal plane, secondary supports, means for spacing said secondary supports above said primary supports and posi- 'tioning them against movement in a vertical plane, said secondary supports, being spaced one from the other, and means for positioning said secondary supports against movement in a horizontal plane. i i

6In a floor construction, supports lying in a substantially horizontal plane, a plurality of metal members forming a reinforcement for a cementitious material carried by and spaced above said supports, common means for forming said subsidiary supports for carrying said last named means. I Y

8. A floor construction comprising primary supporting means, ceiling surfacing units, means for supporting said units, and means for supporting said last named means by and above said first named means-and out of contact therewith.

9. A floor construction comprising primary supporting means, ceiling surfacing units, means for supporting saidunits; and means forming a seat for supporting said last named means above saidfirst named means and out of contact therewith.

10. A floor construction comprising supporting members, a plurality of metal members. carried by and spaced above said supporting members and adapted to be embedded in a cementitious floor, ceiling surfacing units, and means for positioning said ceiling surfacing units in a com-v mon plane and in abutting relationship between said supporting members and said metal members.

11. A floor construction comprising supporting members, a plurality of metal members carried by and spaced above said supporting members and adapted to be embedded in a cementitious floor, ceiling surfacing units, and means for connecting' said ceiling surfacing units to said metal members.

FREDERICK M. VENZIE. 

